American Legion Picnic Triumph Ends Debt With Home Plan
A Patoka American Legion picnic raised funds and paid off the Legion Hall debt. Attendance featured Congressman Bil Arnold and Bob Jones speeches, Jim O Neill entertainment, and a Vernon band led by Fred Brown. Soldiers Jolly and Joliff honored the moment by surrendering the mortgage. plans to redecorate and expand the home were discussed.
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Avandal
Carlyle
Jim O’neill
Biull McCauley
American Legion
Olney
United States
Ilinois
Legioa
Bil Arnold
Bob Jones
Egypt
Ekgypt
Zol
Joliff
Fred Brown
Fred
Boys
Mawie
Vernon
Green
Caldwell
Rhoades
Aux
Patoka
Cisne
Carl Meadors
Old Settlers Day in Salem Highlights Community Sing
Salem hosts Old Settlers Day at First Methodist Church with Rev J F Thomas leading a community sing. A varied program includes musical numbers and premiums for attendees. Weekend visitors Ruby Davis and Ruby Eagan, and Mrs Tom Haley called on residents of Kitimundy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
First Methyist
J. F. Thomas
Ruby Davis
Decatur
Ruby Eagan
Tom Haley
Pa‘oka
Mrs. Grays
Kitimundy
Carrigan School Opens Sessions With New Teacher
Maurice Ballance began duties as teacher at Carrigan School on Monday morning. The Peelgan district is described as lively and located beyond the reader circle, with hopes for a correspondent from the area to share updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Ballance
Carrier
Peelgan
Shobonier Builds Portable High School Facility
A Shobonier District school expands by adding a two year high school and relocates the first year to a portable two room building. The former two story brick school will be repurposed. the community and board receive praise for advancing local education and cooperation.
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Shobonier
Board of Education
Shobonier High School
Kinmundy to Laclede Road to Be Set for Bidding
After disputes over the Salem to Kinmundy route, the segment from Kinmundy north limit to Laclede including Farina territory will be offered to bidders. It covers a ten mile contract ready for slab laying with minimal grading. Separate letting plans exist for the Salem to Mt Vernon road and the Centralia east connector.
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Salem
Kinmundy
Salem-Effingham
Kinmundys
Laclede
Farina
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Salem Road
Ice Cream Social and Band Concert in Patoka Saturday
An ice cream social and band concert will be held Saturday evening in Illinois Central Station park. The supper raises funds to beautify the park and plant a flower garden east of the railroad to match the west side block. Enjoy the music and help boost the town.
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Illinois Central Station
Nason Mine Improvements Under Way
Wilbur McIntyre reports extensive repairs and improvements at the Nason mines. He expects operations to resume soon and hopes workers return to their jobs, noting the cost and effort involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur McIntyre
Nason
Wilbur
Big Nason
Former residents on visit to hometown
J. D. Pratt and his wife, former Wenona residents, visited Friday to reconnect with the Pratt and Carter families and other friends and relatives from their earlier community days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Pratt
Wenona
Pratt and Carter
Gas Pump Tax Sparks Mt. Vernon Wry Talk
Citizens in Mt. Vernon discuss a proposed gasoline pump tax aimed at city revenues, likening it to a four wheel tax and voicing surprise at new levies on fuel infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Gosh
Hemlock
Community Council to Meet Friday Night at Gym
The Community Council will hold a regular session Friday night September 10 at the gym. Officers and all members are urged to attend.
Ladies of the M. E. Church Bake Sale at Cain Store
The Ladies of the M. E. Church announce a bakery sale at W. H. Cain store this Saturday September 10. A variety of foods will be offered for sale.
Local I C Pension Man George Ballentine
George Ballentine, age forty five, a long time Illinois Central employee on pension since January, writes from Southern Illinois about his twenty six years of service as a track walker and section worker. He praises his company and notes his home is paid for, with wife and two children.
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George Ballentine
Illinois Central
I. C
George
Centralia
Tllinois
Illinioi Central
Bear Creek School Opens with New Leadership
The Bear Creek school opens this week with Roy Mulvaney heading the advanced grades and Mrs. Lin ton supervising the lower grades. Attendance totals 42 across grades 1 through 8 with 1 in 2nd grade and 17 in 8th grade.
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Bear Creek
Roy Mulvaney
Linton
Patoka Public Schools Open Team Tuesday
The local grade and high school opened here this week with lower attendance than former years. Grades 1 and 2 have 26 students, grades 3 and 4 have 25, grades 5 and 6 have 25, grades 7 and 8 have 39, and the high school has 55 students.
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Patoka
Farmers Institute Meeting Sparks Plans for Park Venue
The Farmers Institute meeting proceeded smoothly Wednesday night with progress reported on larger plans. Officials expect important announcements next week, and the event location may move from the Gym to the Park.
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Farmers Institute
City Council Sets Date for 24 Hour Electric Service
City Council met in executive session Tuesday night and announced that October 1, 1927, should bring twenty four hour electric service. The remark drew a cheer from observers.
Salem visitor Miss Georgia Purcell returns home
Miss Georgia Purcell of Salem spent the weekend with family. Mrs. D. W. Troyer and daughter joined a Lawler family reunion at Nelson Park in Decatur last Sunday. Miss Helen, visiting the area for two weeks, left to return home with her mother.
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Georgia Purcell
Salem
D. W. Troyer
Lawler
Nelson Park
Decatur
Helen
Mrs J Metzger Dies After Illness in Vandalia
Helena Ehrat Metzger born March 5 1854 in Lohn Schaffhausen Switzerland died Sept 2 1927 at age 73 years 5 months 27 days in Vandalia IL after ten days illness. She came to the U S in 1871 lived in Wilberton and Vandalia, married John A Metzger April 6 1878. Survived by husband and children George J Fred A James B Helena Mary Lidia William Albert. two brothers George and Christian Ehrat. sixteen grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral at St James Lutheran Vandalia conducted by Rev E W Doering with interment South Hill cemetery.
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Helena Ehrat
George
Katharine Ehrat
Lohn
Kanton Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Vandalia
Wilberton Township
Fayette County
Til
John A. Metzger
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Metzger
Christ
Augsburg Lutheran Church
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
George J
Fred A
James B
Shobonier, II
Helena Suhren
Mary B
Lidia
William
Albert
Aso
Christian Ehrat
Shobonier
Ilinois
St. James Lutheran Church
E. W. Doering
South Hill Cemetery
Personal and visiting families gather for Legion picnic
Opal Adams of Chicago visits home folks. K S Jennings and family from Chicago spend the week with relatives. Mrs Herbert Kinsall and daughter from Peoria visit Sandoval parents. Carl Black and family of Pana attend, helps in the band, visits with Guy Chandler who is ill and may enter Woodman Sanitarium at Colorado Springs by the 27th.
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Opal Adams
Chicago
K. S. Jennings
Herbert Kinsall
Peoria
Sandoval
Carl Black
Pana
L. M. Black
Legion
Carl
Black
Guy Chandler
Woodman Sanitarium
Colorado Springs
Barthol Anderson
Guy
Noy Ballance
Chas. Anderson
Robert Walton
Wm. Ballance
Maurice
W. B. Chilton
Centralia
Oscar D Jackson obituary notices death in Centralia Illinois
Oscar D. Jackson died September 3 1927 at St Marys Hospital Centralia Illinois at age 66 years 7 months 20 days He was born January 4 1861 in Pope Township near Patoka and married Anna Jennings in 1884 They had two children Maude Irgin and Grover Jackson His second marriage to Susan Thompson in 1891 produced six children three of whom died in infancy Funeral services were held at 1 30 p m at the house conducted by Rev R E Willis with interment in Thorpe Cemetery.
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Oscar D. Jackson
Centralia Hospital
Milton and
Rowena Jackson
St. Marys Hospital
Centralia
Pope Township
Patoka
Anna Jennings
Maude Irgin
Grover Jackson
Susan Thompson
Orville Jackson
Clinton
Ill
Claud Jackson
Decatur
Earl Jackson
Macon
Willmington
Cal
Presbyterian Church
M. E. Church South
R. E. Willis
Thorpe Cemetery
One Way of Running for Office Text
Advice on manipulating newspapers to promote a political run and the risk of realizing later that the effort backfired. Notes that some papers may publish favorable clips while others spread falsehoods, with caution about unintended consequences and potential liars among political actors.
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Illinois
Missouri
Kentucky
MRS JOLIFF DIES IN ILLINOIS COMMUNITY
Etta May Ward Joliff died September 5 1927 in Marion County Illinois at age 56 years 10 months 1 day. She married Ulysses Joliff April 3 1890 and had five surviving children Harold Roscoe Etna Hubert Christina Claude with Hubert predeceasing. Funeral at Island Chapel conducted by Rev Willis with burial in Patoka Cemetery.
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Etta May Ward
James K. P
Elizabeth Ward
Carrigan Township
Marion County
Ill
Lord
Jesus Christ
Wisher
Will Richardson
Baptist Church
M. E. Church South
Island Chapel
Ulysses S. Joliff
Harold
Roscoe Etna
Hubert
Christina
Claude
Little Hubert
R. J. Jolliff
Rev
Willis
Patoka Cemetery
Hayes Family Vacation Visit Over Labor Day Weekend
Harry Hayes of 8 and J Louis spent Labor Day weekend with his parents Tom J Hayes and family.
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Harry Hayes
8&J
Illinois Legion leader says state has best department record
Joliet Aug 29 The Illinois department of the American Legion led by Commander Ferre Watkins reports a record year with 70 000 members and 140 000 in net assets over liabilities. The state bobbles as model with 10 000 members, 9 000 ahead of rivals and 13 500 more than last year. Quotas for Paris camps reached over 1 150 reservations and 40 000 funded transport costs aided by the legislature to move the Illinois band and youth groups.
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Joliet
Ill
Illinois Department of the American Legion
Ferre C. Watkins
Illinois
Illinois Department
Watkins
Department of the Legion
Legion
Abel Davis
Chicago
George Seaman
Taylorville
T. B. F. Smith
Carbondale
Paris
Kankakee
Vernon Tent Revival Opens With Urshan Sermons
The Vernon tent revival features Chicago evangelist Andrew D. Urshan a Persia native with Bible Lands tales. He will speak on The Apostolic Way of Salvation with five links illustrating scripture followed by nightly healing services and two Sunday services at 11 am and 7:80 pm with comfortable seating and music.
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Chicago
Andrew D. Urshan
Persia
Urshan
Jesus
J. H. Reeter
Longest Train Passes Through Ramsey on Sunday Noon
The Illinois Central freight train led by Engine No. 7037 stretched a mile or more as it carried two loads and 161 empty coal cars toward Kentucky coal fields. The crew paused for Sunday dinner at Ramsey before continuing, with Conductor Anderson in charge and Engineer Grason at the throttle.
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Ramsey
Illinois Central Railroad
Kentucky
Ramsey Creek
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American Legion Post
Soldier Boys
Carrigan School
Shobonier School
New Home
Laclede Road
Community Council
Bear Creek School
Farmers Institute Meeting
J. Metzger
Oscar Jackson
Illinois Legion
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